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  2. Yellow River | Location, Map, & Facts | Britannica

    • The Mandarin Chinese word huang (“yellow”) is a reference to the fine loess sediments that the Yellow River carries to the sea.
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    Physical features

    The Yellow River is divided into three distinct parts: the mountainous upper course, the middle … See more

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    The upper course

    The Yellow River originates at an elevation above 15,000 feet (4,600 metres) in the Bayan Har Mountains, in the eastern Plateau of Tibet. In its upper reaches the river crosse… See more

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    The middle course

    The middle course of the Yellow River, extending more than 1,800 miles (2,900 km), consists of a great loop and drains an area of about 23,000 square miles (60,000 square km)… See more

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    The Yangtze River and the Yellow River are two prominent rivers in China, each with its own unique characteristics and significance. Why is Yangtze called Yellow River? The Yangtze River is not called the Yellow River. The Yellow River is a separate river that is named after the fine loess sediments it carries to the sea.
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    Yangtze River and Yellow River are the 2 biggest rivers in China, one in the north of China and one in the south, and this rivers have many differences in a series of data, like length, climate, water flow, rainfall, etc. Though each of them faces serious environmental issues, they have amazing sceneries.
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    Yangtze River Two great rivers run through China proper: the Yellow River in the north, and the Yangtze (or Changjiang) River to the south. In fact, most of China proper belongs to the drainage-basins of these two rivers. Both originate to the far west on the Tibetan Plateau.
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